Don't you think that a tad unlikely when lying face down and handcuffed with a policeman's knee on his neck.
have a look at the problem of drug addiction in the USA -esp opioid addiction from prescription drugs.
he was a criminal, he spent time in jail, but as far as I can see he led a peaceful life since release in 2014
Harris, Floyd’s childhood friend, said he and some of their mutual friends had moved to Minneapolis in search of jobs around 2014. Harris said he talked Floyd into moving there as well after he got out of prison.
“He was looking to start over fresh, a new beginning,” Harris said. “He was happy with the change he was making.”
Floyd landed a job working security at a Salvation Army store in downtown Minneapolis. He later started working two jobs, one driving trucks and another as a bouncer at Conga Latin Bistro, where he was known as “Big Floyd.”
“Always cheerful,” Jovanni Tunstrom, the bistro’s owner, said. “He had a good attitude. He would dance badly to make people laugh. I tried to teach him how to dance because he loved Latin music, but I couldn’t because he was too tall for me. He always called me ‘Bossman.’ I said, ’Floyd, don’t call me Bossman. I’m your friend.’”
https://www.latimes.com/world-natio...-new-life-minneapolis-before-police-encounter